This NFL offseason has once again been a busy time for teams trying to improve their respective offensive potentials in 2024.
While several teams were aggressive in free agency and the draft in the hopes of upgrading their firepower, others will simply benefit from being healthier at key offensive positions.
Here's looking at the six most improved offenses, starting first with the team that took advantage of having the No. 1 overall draft pick:
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Chicago Bears
2023 offensive rankings: No. 18 in scoring, No. 20 in yardage
Key additions: QB Caleb Williams, RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen, WR Rome Odunze, TE Gerald Everett, C Coleman Shelton, OC Shane Waldron
The Bears were a below-average offense with Justin Fields operating a run-heavy attack. Should Williams live up to the immediate rookie hype replacing him at quarterback, they have top-10 overall upside with their four skill-player newcomers to help DJ Moore and Cole Kmet. Waldron got creative with personnel usage in Seattle and has the right mix of players to deliver a more balanced and explosive attack.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
2023 offensive rankings: No. 28 in scoring, No. 25 in yardage
Key additions: QB Russell Wilson, QB Justin Fields, RB Cordarrelle Patterson, WR Roman Wilson, WR Van Jefferson, LT Troy Fautanu, LG Mason McCormick, C Zach Frazier, OC Arthur Smith
The Steelers added Fields on the cheap to double up on the bargain of getting Wilson to help them move on quickly from former starter Kenny Pickett. The team moved on from Diontae Johnson but added Wilson to George Pickens and Pat Freiermuth, with the latter set for a bigger role given Smith's frequent use of 12 (two tight end) personnel.
The offensive line got more of an extreme makeover where needed on the left side to boost Najee Harris in the rushing attack. That, in turn, will lift the deep passing game to better take advantage of the accurate, big-armed Wilson.
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Atlanta Falcons
2023 offensive rankings: No. 26 in scoring, No. 17 in yardage
Key additions: QB Kirk Cousins, QB Michael Penix Jr., WR Darnell Mooney, WR Rondale Moore, WR Casey Washington, OC Zac Robinson
The Falcons are doing a 180 from their former head coach Arthur Smith, tapping into many Sean McVay-adjacent Rams-like principles with Robinson following Raheem Morris from Los Angeles. They will turn to a more wide-open offensive attack, aiming to take better advantage of their two first-round receivers, Drake London and Kyle Pitts. They already can build on fine blocking and the explosive Bijan Robinson in the running game.
Whether it's Cousins or Penix under center, the Falcons will have the much bigger arm to stretch the field. Cousins will provide a major experience upgrade over Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke, and the versatility of the complementary weapons is more interesting, too, with Mooney and Moore in the mix.
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Los Angeles Chargers
2023 offensive rankings: No. 21 in scoring, No. 18 in yardage
Key additions: WR Ladd McConkey, RT Joe Alt, RB Gus Edwards, RB JK Dobbins, WR Brenden Rice, WR D.J. Chark, TE Will Dissly, TE Hayden Hurst, RB Kimani Vidal, WR Cornelius Johnson, OC Greg Roman
The Chargers blew up their offense around franchise QB Justin Herbert to get out of a brutal cap situation and also set up the team in the image of new coach Jim Harbaugh. The Chargers should be a much more effective running team under Roman, who was with Harbaugh for winning seasons in San Francisco. They were very direct in that by replacing Austin Ekeler with former Ravens Edwards and Dobbins.
At wide receiver, McConkey, Rice, Chark, and Johnson are helping to replace Keenan Allen and Mike Williams to support Josh Palmer and second-year first-round pick Quentin Johnston. While Hebert is getting used to new weapons, he can expect elite protection with Alt now playing opposite Rashawn Slater. The Chargers also have more in-line versatility at tight end, too, creating some formational flexibility.
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Washington Commanders
2023 offensive rankings: No. 25 in scoring, No. 24 in yardage
Key additions: QB Jayden Daniels, QB Marcus Mariota, RB Austin Ekeler, WR Luke McCaffrey, TE Zach Ertz, TE Ben Sinnott, LT Brandon Coleman, LG Nick Allegretti, C Tyler Biadasz, OC Kliff Kingsbury
The Commanders' offense also won't look like anything it did the past few seasons under Eric Bieniemy and Scott Turner. Daniels gives them a dynamic running element along with his big downfield arm. Kingsbury will put him in position to succeed right away by spreading the field, using his former Cardinals blueprint with Kyler Murray.
Ekler, Ertz, McCaffrey, and Sinnott provide more than enough to upgrade short-area passing, as the team moved on from Curtis Samuel between perimeter wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson. Allegretti and Biadasz will contribute to better interior blocking. The running game also gets an extra boost with Daniels and Ekeler playing off Brian Robinson Jr.
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New York Jets
2023 offensive rankings: No. 29 in scoring, No. 31 in yardage
Key additions: WR Mike Williams, RB Braelon Allen, OT Tyron Smith, RT Morgan Moses, LG John Simpson, OT Oli Fashanu, WR Malachi Corley, QB Tyrod Taylor, QB Jordan Travis
The Jets free fell into the NFL offensive chasm as soon as Aaron Rodgers went down with his season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1 last year. Zach Wilson didn't cut it as the replacement, leading to a spiral at the most important position and giving the new Nathaniel Hackett offense no chance.
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Now Rodgers will be back with key upgrade options on the offensive line, along with Williams and Corley giving much-needed support to Garrett Wilson. Allen is an explosive runner to have behind Breece Hall. Between Taylor and Travis, the Jets are much better set up for a veteran No. 2 and a developmental No. 3 behind Rodgers. Rodgers' return alone will have a huge impact, but he's also coming back to a better offense that will be less tied to Hackett's philosophy.